Have you thought of a journal prompt you think our community would love? You can submit an anonymous journal prompt recommendation!
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May 2022 Programs!
Check out what’s happening at Cactus Cancer Society this May!
Continue readingYou Don’t Look Sick: Illness, Pain, and Being Believed
I do not fit the cultural touchstone of a chemo patient. I have not lost my hair from any of my various treatments. I haven’t lost a ton of weight. Sometimes, I desperately wish my appearance would match the war my body was waging on the inside, so others would know the pain I felt.
Continue readingWrite Now With Jean Rowe: A Second Helping
Self-care does not have to be a big ticket item draining our bank accounts or our precious energy. We can keep it simple. What is your wise intuition telling you? What do you need? At this moment, just for today?
Continue readingResearch Opportunities
Here at Cactus Cancer Society, we’re always interested in amplifying the voices and experiences of young adults facing cancer, and making sure this population is represented in research. Check out this research opportunity looking at physical activity among YAs with cancer!
Continue readingWho Wants A Prize?!
We’re turning 7, so we’ve set a goal of raising $7,000 for our birthday! To help us reach our goal, host your own Facebook fundraiser and ask your friends to donate in support of Cactus Cancer Society.
Continue readingToday’s Our Birthday!
Today’s our birthday, and we’re inviting you to our BIRTHDAY BASH!
Continue readingJoin Our Focus Group!
Join a focus group, hosted by Cactus Cancer Society, Elephants and Tea, and Servier Pharmaceuticals. We’re looking to speak with a group of 15 young adults facing cancer, ages 26-35, about your survivorship.
Continue readingWe’re Turning 7!
April is our birthday month, and we’ve got some amazing festivities planned! While we can’t meet in person, you can join along with Cactus Cancer Society staff, community members, board members, and supporters in celebrating all month long!
Continue readingWhy I Stayed Away From Survivors
It wasn’t just denial and triggers and caricatures that got in the way of me connecting. It was the idea of being friends with people who were much more likely, statistically, to die earlier than normal, and to have very difficult things happen to them. It was the risk that everyone I knew was weighing with me: how closely do I want to be entwined with that kind of hard?
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